The Tour de France trophy

Designed by Peter Olah for Lasvit, the trophy for the Tour de France 2016 is created from a single piece of hand-blown crystal glass with a rotating décor referring to the spinning wheels.

Lasvit, the Czech manufacturer of unique works of glass will once again proudly produce the crystal trophy for the winner of the most famous international bicycle race – the Tour de France. This trophy was designed by Peter Olah, under the guidance of Jozef Kabaň, the chief designer of ŠKODA AUTO, a long-term official partner of the race.

The trophy for this year’s winner of Tour de France designed by Peter Olah and manufactured by Lasvit

This year, the winners of all four jerseys will receive the elegant trophies created from a single piece of hand-blown crystal glass and subsequently decorated with cutting. When designing the silhouette of the trophy, designer Peter Olah was inspired by the dynamics and the atmosphere of this most difficult, as well as most prestigious, cycling race. “I’m pleased Czech crystal has become an integral part of the famous Tour de France. Designing trophies for each subsequent year is always a new challenge for us. This year we took our inspiration from the very spirit of Tour de France, the moment when racers compete in the peloton wheel-to-wheel. The rotating décor of the trophy is a direct reflection of the spinning wheels of the best-of-the-best. This is the sixth year we have designed the trophies that serve as an emblem of what Tour de France stands for: cycling, hard work and the taste of victory,” comments Peter Olah.

Each trophy weighs nearly four kilograms and stands over 60 cm tall. The hand blowing and precise manual cutting required many hours of work by four glassmakers. Each piece is composed of precise cuts that within their crystalline form evokes a rotating shape.

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The trophy for this year’s winner of Tour de France designed by Peter Olah and manufactured by Lasvit

The trophy for this year’s winner of Tour de France designed by Peter Olah and manufactured by Lasvit

The trophy for this year’s winner of Tour de France designed by Peter Olah and manufactured by Lasvit

The trophy for this year’s winner of Tour de France designed by Peter Olah and manufactured by Lasvit

The Tour de France trophy

Designed by Peter Olah for Lasvit, the trophy for the Tour de France 2016 is created from a single piece of hand-blown crystal glass with a rotating décor referring to the spinning wheels.

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